Automobile headlight



Nov. 18, l1924.

R. MCNAUGHTON AUTMOBILE HEADLIGHT' Filed Dec.

A TTORNE Y.

Patented Nov. 18, 1924-.

UNTED STA-TES PATENT oFFicE.

ROBERT I. MGNAUGHTON,.0F IRON MOUNTAIN, MICHIGAN.

AUTOMOBILE Application led December To alt wom t may concern.'

Be it knownI that I, RQBERT I. MoNAUci-I- TON, a citizen of theUn'ited States, residing at Iron Mountain,` iii'th'e'eount'y of Dickin- 1 son and State ofMichigan, have invented direct the light rays to the fight of the road- -j .fait

or vehicle when required.

further object of the invention is to provide, in the manner as hereinafter set forth, a headlight having means for dimming the'intensity of the rays directed therefrom, when occasion so requires, and further for directing the light rays to the right of the roadway so thatct-he driver -can notice any Aobstacle or obstruction when steering the vehicle upon the right side of the roadway, particularly when steering around an oncoming vehicle.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a headlight, in the manner as hereinafter set forth, which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, Compact, thoroughly eicient and convenient in its use, readily installed with respect to a motor vehicle, and comparatively ineX-" pensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in v view, the invention consists of the 4novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,'wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and'modifications' can be resorted to whichfall within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein 'like reference characters denote correspondingl parts throughout the-several views Figure 1 is a front elevation of a headlight in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof. f Y

F'gure 3 is a sectional plan.

HEADLGHT.

5, 1923. Serial No. $78,634.

Figure 4 is a yfront 'elevation with the lens removed.l

Referring to 'the -drawings in detail, 1` denotes a Casin of parabolic contour, which i is open at its orward end and has its real-Q end centrally thereof, provided with -a flanged peripherally threaded collar `2' fix-V v edly secured within the said end and which provides a passage 3, for a circuit connection 4 whichfextends into the casing 1. AThe flanged collar 2 is constructed of insulation.

Thetop of casing 1, at a point removed from its forward end, has secured therein a flanged peripherally threaded collar 5 whichk rfor-nis a passage v6 for a circuit connection 7 The, collar 6 is constructed of insulation.

The. periphery of the casing 1, at its forwardend is provided withv threads 8 with which/engage an interiorly threaded inwardly exten4 ing lens holding rim 9.

The forward end of the casing 1 ,1is cut away to provide a shoulder '10, against which is seated a concavo-convex lens 11, projecting forwardly from the casing 1 and engaged by the flange of the holding rim 9, for the purpose of maintaining the lens 11 in operative relation with respect to the forward end of the casing 1.

The lens 11 is circular in contour, and is formed of a light emitting portion 12 of semi-circular contour and which light emitting portion 12 is'the lower half ofthe lens 11. The upper half of the lens 11 has a part thereof, as indicated at 13, forming a light lemitting portion and which is elliptical in contour. The remaining part of the upper half of the lens 11 is opaque or what may be termed a no light emitting portion, as indicated at 14 and which Vis of greater area than the partlB. I Secured within' the casing 1, in any suitable manner, is a reflector 15, which is of less length than the length of the casing 1,

'and said reflectorv 1 5 has its forward end Vregisteringwith a ledge 16 arranged within the casing 1 at a point slightly removed from the forward end of said casing. The refiecto-r. 15 is somewhat of the parabola type, with this exception that the forward end of the reflector 15 has one side thereofl inset, as indicated at 17 in Figure 4. The

forward terminus of said inset portion is segmental in contour and said inset portion from its forward terminus is curved out- A-wardly 11o-extend to the inner face of the lcasin 1A, as is shown in Figure 1. *llt may be state that the space formed between the in- Set portion 17 of the reflector 15 and the yinner lface of the casing .1, is lsubstantially elliptical in contour, and which provides in connection with the casing 1, a chamber`18l which raduall decreases in area from l:its

'-forwar towar s its rear end. The forward end ofthe chamber 18 has arranged therein a support-19 which extends from the casing .1 Ito the reflector 15 at the forward end thereof, as Shown in Figure2, and the suplinglav parabolic reflector '21' at' a downward 1 and outward lnclinatlon, 1n a manner. as"

` port 19 conforms in contourvto the shape of thechamb'er 18. lThe support 19, is'provided -with a circular opening 20, having the wall thereof bevelled for-the-.purposeof supporti shown inl'Eigures 2 and 3. 'Thereiector 21 is arranged' within the chamber'lS.

'Securedto therear. endofthe' reflector.

15 andfdepending thereint o, is a .lamp 22,

to -whichl'the circuit 'connection 4 is attached,

l lis attached.' Y e The shape ofthe reflector 1 5,`3/f,1;he fop and secured to the rear end of the reflector 21 and extending forwardly therein, is a lamp 23 to `which the circuit connection I ward end thereof, is suclnthat the light rays will be directedthrough the lower half of the lens 12 and that part-ofthe reflector 15 which is arranged abve the part 12 of the lens, .opposes the opaque part 14 of the lens, so by this arrangement, the light rays directed bythe reiiector 15 willpass only through the lowerhalf 12 of the lens 11, whereby the light rays. will be'directed forwardly of the lvehicle and atl such'a height,l as to prevent the\ ossibility of said rays' having -a blinding e ect on the driver of an oncoming vehicle.

- lightraysrwul be dirddad ddwnwardly and.

-The` reflector -21 isso set' up, that the `to the right ofv the vehicle andupon -the right side of the roadway, s oith'at the driver of the -vehicle can note'any obstacles or obstructions which appear in his path when he is steering to the right vor steering around an oncoming vehicle.

i' 23 will be simultaneously The' circuit connections -for the lamps can .be such, that when the'lamp 22 is illumihated, the lamp ,23 .will be extinguished, or the circuit connections may be suchv that the two lamps, that is to say the lamps 22 and illuminated.

When a dimming operation is required, the

connections would besuch, as to extinguish the lamp` 22 and illuminatethe lamp- 23. l

i headlight.. The result will' then be to iuu- When a right-and left headlight are employed, the reflector 21 and .lamp 23 will be ,positioned on the left side,gin the left segment of the left headlight, and on the right side in the rightsegment of the right minate on the right and the left sides of the road bed. v 'i A headlight, in accordance with this invention, when em lloyed, will overcome any blinding eect upon .the driver of' an oncomingl car, will `direct the light rays at a. proper-level 'with lrespect-v tothe roadway and directly.'forwardfwith respect to the vehicle, and furthermore the headlight `is so set up as todirect light rays downwardly and to the. r'ightvof the roadway to enable the driverofthe vehicle to steer ina satisfactory manner whenoccasion so requires, and although the-preferred embodiment of 'the inventions illustrated and described,

yet.. it to be understood that changes in the'. details of- 4construction can be had which will fall within the; limits of the in ventionas claimed'.

. 1.A A headlight comprising alens -having its lower half formedv of' a light emitting part throughout and its upper half formed.

top inset, a downwardly extending and 'out-l wardly inclined reflector'supported within said caslng at -one side of said inset por-r.

tion and cooperating with the light emitting part ofsaid upper half of the lens and pro.-

vided with'an illuminating element at the i.

rear'thereof, and circuit connections extend-' lng into said casingand leading to said il-. 105

luminating elements.

2. Ajheadlight comprising a lens havingits lower halfformed of a light emitting part and its upper half formed Vcfa light emitting part and anopaque part, .the light emitting part in the upper half of said lens directing light rays forwardly cooperating solelywith said lower half of said lens and provided with an illuminating element at the rear thereof and further having the for-y wardportion thereofat one side of the top ,I

inset, a downwardly extendingV and outwardly inclined reflector arranged at one side of'said inset portion and cooperating solely with-the light emitting part of said upper half of the lens and provided with an illuminating element at the rear thereof,

supporting means .for said reflectors anJd lens, andr circuit connections for said illuminatmg elements.

'In testimony whereof, -l aix my signa ture hereto. v

. .EtOBERI I. .MoNAUGl-ITON.

1 10 being at one side thereof, a lreflector for 1' 

